Jeff Stratton recently joined the staff of First National Bank as a commercial lender in the Findlay market.
Stratton joins First National with over five years of banking experience in Findlay and Columbus. He also worked as wholesale and fundraising manager as well as financial officer with his family business, Stratton Greenhouses, for four years.
He is a graduate of Bluffton High School and Miami University in Oxford, is active in many civic and community activities and is a member of English Lutheran Church in Bluffton where he and his wife, Leisa, reside.
January students of the month were recently announced at the Bluffton Middle School. Their information follows:
6th Graders
Tabitha Geiger is the daughter of Bryan and Jodi Klaus of Bluffton and Troy and Janice Geiger of Houston, Texas. She is a member of the BMS choir and was a Bucs cheerleader.
Kaden Reneker, son of Eric and Angela Reneker of Bluffton, is a member of the BMS choir and Student Senate. He plays basketball, baseball and football. Kaden attends St. Mary's Catholic Church and is a Boy Scout.
The Fire Extinguisher Patrol and the Pit Viper Patrol - not your ordinary Bluffton names - scored exceptionally well in the late January Klondike Derby.
Eleveb scouts from Bluffton Boy Scout Troop 256 and one scout from Pandora Troop 266 competed in the 52nd annual Klondike Derby at Camp Lakota in Defiance.
The Fire Extinguisher Patrol led by Misha Groman and joined by Carrick Lancaster, Jared Metzger, Nate Staley, Kaden Reneker and Jason Althaus finished in 9th place.
Mennonite Memorial Home church services for February was recently announced. The schedule follows:
Sunday services at 9:30 a.m.
Feb. 5 - Chaplain Bill Herr
Feb. 12 - George Pirtie
Feb. 19 - Chaplain Bill Herr
Feb. 26 - Wally Geiger
Tuesday services at 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 7 - Thomas Dearth, County Line Church of the Brethren
Feb. 14 - Jack Duffy, Ada
Feb. 21 - Brandon Mayden, Bethel Church of Christ
Feb. 28 - Lynn Thompson, St. John Mennonite
Former Bluffton resident and BHS grad, Michael Blake, was inducted into the Apollo Career Center Alumni Hall of Fame this month. The induction was during the all-area Apollo board meeting.
Blake, a 1981 Bluffton and Apollo welding graduate, is owner of Top WeldMan, located in Celina. He has owned the business for the past 13 years.
Through various employment opportunities and professional development he has obtained many different types of welding certifications.
